WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23971, 11 June 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press Special Service WELLINGTON, June 10. The weathei forecast toi Canterbury Issued at 5 p.m by the Meteorological Office Welli’-stnn and decline with the 24 hours follow jnc the time of issue is as f iinws:Moderale to fresh north-westerly winds. Weather showery in the Alps, fair to cloudy elsewhere. Temperatures moderate to mild. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the Couth Island is:— Fresh to strong westerly winds. Weather cloudy, with passing showers. Temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and sunny yesterday. with light variable winds. The maximum temperature was 37.2 degrees. At I o'clock this morning the shy was clear and there was a light north-east breeze. The barometer, falling, registered 29.771n (10U8.1 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christghurch, en Thursday, June 10: 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (Inches) .. 29.799 29,689 (millibars) .. 1009.1 1003.3 Steady. Falling. ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 39,1) 54.4 Wet bulb .. .. 37.5 46.3 Maximum prev. 24 hours 62.1 Minimum prev. 24 hours 35.0 Minimum on grass .. 28.3 Maximum during day Humidity, per cent. .. 85 48 Wind .. .. S.S.W., E.N.E, v. It. It Cloud (0.-10) .. ..1 0 Rain nil. nil. 1943. 1942 Rainfall to date .. .. 9.22 in 14.03 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. lam Barometer (millibars) .. 1008.5 1008.1 (Inches) .. 29.78 29,77 Falling Rainfall for 24 hours ended at 1 a.m. • • nil SUNSHINE hj. m. Yesterday .. .. 8 6 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943 hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m Jan. .. 202 10 247 35 138 59 197 47 Feb. .. 221 15 222 42 144 13’ 187 21 Mar. .. 224 25 171 30 154 35 209.49 April .. 137 40 136 20 183 0 190 28 May . 119 12 160 30 117 0 122 31 June .. 138 0 117 0 119 53 •35 25 ‘To June 10. SUN. MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.58 a.m.: sets, 4.59 p.m To-morrow. Rises. 7.58 a.m.: sets, 4.59 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 10 47 a.m. and 11.5 p.m.; to-morrow, 11.30 a.m. and 11.48 p.m. Phases ol Moon fut June New moon, June 3, 10 33 a.m. First quarter. June 11, 2.35 p.m. Full moon. June 18, 5.14 p.m Last quarter. June 25, 8.8 a.m.